Legal Update Webinar: Thursday November 15, 2018 at 1:30 PM
The webinar with LeadingAge Kansas General Counsel, Cory Macdonald, will present an overview of the Fair Housing Act (the “Act”) as it applies to senior housing and long-term care
The Fair House Act prohibits discrimination...
Webinar: Person-Centered Care and Discharge Planning – How to Provide Seamless Transitions for Post-Acute...
Join LeadingAge Kansas and Pathway Health Services’, Louann Lawson, BA, RN for this Webinar on Thursday, December 6th from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Creating a person-centered care plan is the first step in a...
Sign Up Early For This New Webinar: 2018 MDS Update
Friday, October 19 | Join Demetria Haffenreffe, RN, MDA in this webinar for the latest posted changes.
It’s that time of year again! The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted changes to...
Free Webinar: Reducing Fall Risk in Older Adults
Wednesday, October 17th | 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM
Reducing fall risk, mitigating injuries related to falls and keeping a heightened awareness among staff are challenges for leaders in senior care. Join us to explore the...
LeadingAge Kansas’ Grants Clearinghouse
See the list is a sampling of grants and funders that are available in Kansas, have a special focus on education, or have a special focus on aging issue. Check Out LeadingAge Kansas’ Grants Clearinghouse.
Member Resources for Boards
The For Your Board Newsletter is for you to provide to your Board Members. Each quarter we focus on a specific governance topic to help you, your leadership team and your board in planning,...
Save on Unemployment & HR Costs
For 35 years, UST www.chooseUST.org has been helping 501(c)(3) organizations exercise their exclusive nonprofit tax alternative, as allowed by Federal law, to pay only for their own unemployment claims dollar-for-dollar which can save them thousands annually.
UST participants...
Interactive Life Insurance Coming?
John Hancock, one of the oldest and largest North American life insurers, will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead sell only interactive policies that track fitness and health data through wearable devices and...
Transitions
It is with much gratitude and affection that we say “Happy Retirement” to Fontella Fant, Administrator for many years at Redbud Village in Plainville. We wish you “happy trails”, fun travels and plenty of...
New Long-Stay Claims-Based Hospitalization Measure Posted on Nursing Home Compare
CMS believes that residents who return to the hospital frequently during their nursing home stay for unplanned reasons are less likely to be receiving proper assessments or care. Attempting to widen those included in...
Life Safety Code: Canopies, Trellises and Arbors
The Kansas Fire Marshal provided the following Q & A from CMS on requirements for canopies, trellises, arbors and similar structures attached to the exterior of a nursing home.
Q: Does an exterior open combustible...
Updated Medicare Rate Calculator Available
CMS corrected some technical errors that had affected the skilled nursing rate calculator. The SNF PPS Rate Calculator has now been updated on the LeadingAge National website.